Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-02-03
KANSAS NEWS.

sou III IeW Gays Ine same as Z OTl
Larned was few years ago.
DIR. Binkley, formerly of Pawnee
Rock. has secured the position of sur
geon on the Union Pacific railroad.
The Stockton postoffice is payin g
the government 50, 900 a year over and
above the salary of the postmaster.
Irwin Huffman of Lewis, was thrown
tronf horse last week, the fall result
ing dn fracture of his collar bone.
The D., NJ. & A. has submitted to
Caldwell proposition to build a line
down from Winfield. to that point.
The bonded indebtedness of Sedg-
wick county is $4,000, while the
total outstanding Indebtedness of the
of Wichita is $4,000.
The A., T. & S. F. railroad is pre-
pairing to build 20 stall round house
in Dodge City. Some of the material
has been hauled to the building place.
Lee M. Ramsey. who has been prin-
cipal of the Tonganoxie schools, has
recently been appointed superintend-
ent of the government Indian school
at Netawaka, Kansas.
Dodge City is building hose house
for fire company No. 8. 1t will cost
81 900 and is large enough for the hose
cart, hooks and ladder, and reading
room for the firemen.
The Times trusts and believes that
the women of Leavenworth will be
prepared for an aggressive campaign
as soon as the municipal suffrage bill
becomes a law.-LeGuen,oorth Tines.
The Wellington. Press thinks that
Senator Ingalls,, instead of fighting
England with his jaw. had better call
attention to the firing upon inOfen-
sive citizens of Sumner county by
United States soldiers
A ConcCrdia man has an open let
ter in the Kansas City Times to Senator
John j. Ingalls, He closes thus: "Af-
ter all, l think your mouth is your
great weakness; it is too gushing, too
oHrusixe. If you would think more
and talk less you would appear bet
ter"
The Fort Scott 'Mosisor, speaking of
the proposed reduction of county Off
eers salaries, SAYS: "'Hhe the effect of
low salaries, in the end, will be to
place in Office low priced men, which,
in view of the important interest en-
trusted to county officers, which are
peculiar to a new and growing state
would prove most disastrous"
Suit will be brought in the state su-
preme court. as soon as petition can
be filed, to dissolve the National live
Stock Insurance Co.," of Topeka. and
the Atchison Live Stock Association"
These firms have failed to comply with
the laws regulating insurance compa-
nies and have been unable to pay
losses. Their affairs are conducted in
a loose and unreliable manner, and
suit will be brought against them at
once by the attorney general.
On Monday night last the "Big
George" livery stable at Caldwell, this
county, belonging to Messrs. Knapp
& Snow, was entirely destroyed by fire.
About fifty horses were in the stable
when the fire was discovered, all of
which were gotten out except five,
which were burned together, with all
other contents of the barn. The books
of the firm were saved in damaged
condition. Loss 1000, partially COW
cred by Sumner. County
Standard,
Last Sunday DR.. w. H. Moore re-
moved a common sewing needle of
rather large size from the fourteen
months old baby of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Castine, who live near Elm Mill. It
seems most probable that the little
fellow had swallowed the needle and
that it had worked through the stom-
ach, as it was discovered just under
the skin about an inch and a half a.
bove the navel by the doctor, and it
is as black as black can be from the
action of the gastric juices. Being
right at the surface it did not require
much of an incision to capture it. The
little fellow is doing as well as could
be expected.-Medicine Lodge Cressea.
There is strong probability that
the legislature will grant municipal
suffrage to women during the present
season. Municipal governments are
formed for the general welfare of the
people of the community and the large
expenses incurred for a city government
and for public improvements necessi-
tates large revenue that often becomes
very burdensome upon the people.
The women of Kansas, under our lib
eral laws, have omelarger property